Lacrosse has changed a lot in the last 100 years.
The Friends of the Richmond Archives recently posted a photo from around 1915 showing Richmond boys playing lacrosse.
As they noted, “no pads, helmets or other protective gear, just people having fun playing a sport they enjoy.”
These days, Lacrosse players wear a lot of protective gear such as helmets, shoulder pads and and eye protection.
Lacrosse is Canada’s other national sport – along with hockey.
It was a First Nations game that was adopted by European settlers in the 1800s, with games between the two groups starting in the 1840s, according to Richmond Lacrosse.
It was named Canada’s national game in 1859.
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